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• Meeting Minutes Reveal Insights Into Chinese Approach to Burma’s Peace Process
• Lower House Agrees to Discuss Review of Controversial Development Projects
• Pa-O Delegates Walk Out of Civil Society Forum
• Local Protesters Block Road to Letpadaung Copper Mine
• Two Invited Ethnic Parties Do Not Join Panghsang Summit
• Burma Probing Police ‘Cover-up’ of Prisoner Deaths in Arakan State
• Heal: Do Not Wound

Meeting Minutes Reveal Insights Into Chinese Approach to Burma’s Peace Process Posted: 22 Feb 2017 06:48 AM PST China will not 'sit as a judge' regarding armed conflicts between the Burma Army and ethnic armed groups, Sun Guoxiang has said. The post Meeting Minutes Reveal Insights Into Chinese Approach to Burma's Peace Process appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Lower House Agrees to Discuss Review of Controversial Development Projects Posted: 22 Feb 2017 05:01 AM PST Mi Kon Chan, a National League for Democracy lawmaker from Mon State, submitted the proposal urging the Union government to review the projects. The post Lower House Agrees to Discuss Review of Controversial Development Projects appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Pa-O Delegates Walk Out of Civil Society Forum Posted: 22 Feb 2017 04:54 AM PST Ethnic Pa-O participants complain of discrimination while leaving the Taunggyi CSO forum, but organizers blame the walkout on 'a misunderstanding.' The post Pa-O Delegates Walk Out of Civil Society Forum appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Local Protesters Block Road to Letpadaung Copper Mine Posted: 22 Feb 2017 04:31 AM PST Sagaing Division chief minister is likely to visit the controversial Letpadaung copper mine as local farmers prevent copper from leaving the compound. The post Local Protesters Block Road to Letpadaung Copper Mine appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Two Invited Ethnic Parties Do Not Join Panghsang Summit Posted: 21 Feb 2017 10:57 PM PST The Karenni National Progressive Party and the New Mon State Party will not join the third summit of ethnic armed organizations. The post Two Invited Ethnic Parties Do Not Join Panghsang Summit appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Burma Probing Police ‘Cover-up’ of Prisoner Deaths in Arakan State Posted: 21 Feb 2017 10:45 PM PST Authorities confirm an investigation into the deaths of two prisoners in police custody, and say it is not the only such case being looked into. The post Burma Probing Police 'Cover-up' of Prisoner Deaths in Arakan State appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Heal: Do Not Wound Posted: 21 Feb 2017 10:02 PM PST 'Let us continue the pilgrimage to peace—not return to war.' His Eminence Cardinal Charles Bo makes a plea for peace and an end to conflict in Myanmar. The post Heal: Do Not Wound appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

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